Abu Marzouk to Al Jazeera: Hamas agreed to Trump's plan, but implementation requires negotiation.

The leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Musa Abu Marzouk, stated that the movement agreed to the plan presented by U.S. President Donald Trump to end the war in Gaza in its main principles, but its implementation requires negotiation.

He explained that the movement dealt positively with the plan from the perspective that the priority should be to stop the war and the Israeli massacres.

Hamas mentioned in a statement on Friday that it conducted "extensive consultations to reach a responsible position" in dealing with Trump's plan, in order to stop the Israeli aggression.

It added, "We announce our agreement to release all prisoners, both alive and deceased, according to Trump's proposal in a way that achieves a ceasefire and withdrawal while providing the field conditions for exchange," expressing its "immediate" readiness to enter negotiations through mediators to discuss all details.

Abu Marzouk added that Hamas is concerned with the first nine points, which relate to stopping the war, ending the occupation, providing assistance to the Palestinian people, and handing over governance from the first day after the war stops.

He pointed out that the issue of handing over the administration of the Gaza Strip to a committee of independents was nationally agreed upon in Cairo.

He clarified that the points the movement will negotiate about are "ending the war and aggression, the Israeli withdrawal, providing assistance, and the future administration of the Gaza Strip."

He stated that some points are unrealistic, such as handing over prisoners and bodies within 72 hours, as this requires many details and extensive dialogues.

Regarding the points related to Hamas's future, disarming it, and the future of its leaders, Abu Marzouk said, "Israel itself announced that it destroyed 90% of Hamas's capabilities, so what weapon do they want to disarm in the first place?"

He noted that "the movement has shown its readiness to hand over its weapons on the day a sovereign Palestinian state is established."

He explained that "the weapon was for confronting the occupation, so if the occupation is removed and the Palestinians are able to govern themselves, then whoever governs the Gaza Strip will have the weapon in hand, and there is no need for this weapon."

He affirmed that the right of the Palestinian people to resist is guaranteed by international laws and all international charters.

He also pointed out that the issue of sending international forces to the Gaza Strip needs negotiation, "Which countries will participate in these forces? Who will decide on these forces? Isn't it the Security Council, for example? What budgets will be allocated and who is responsible for them? What are the powers of the peacekeeping forces? What is the geographical limit within which they will operate?"

Abu Marzouk also questioned the presence of peacekeeping forces, asking whether they would be on the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip or between Egypt, the Gaza Strip, and Israel.

Regarding the clause stating that the Gaza Strip should be free of terrorism, the Hamas leader said that they do not agree with this clause, as Hamas is not a terrorist movement as classified by Washington and Tel Aviv.

Concerning the future of the Palestinian cause, Abu Marzouk stated that "this matter does not concern Hamas alone, as there are partners in shaping the future of the Palestinian people, and Hamas cannot say yes or no in this matter."

He emphasized that the Palestinian people reject guardianship.

He said that "the United States must also look positively at the future of the Palestinian people."

And that "President Trump, who seeks to win the Nobel Peace Prize, cannot be a partner with a man wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, while his army is committing genocide, as confirmed by all international courts," referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

On another note, Abu Marzouk confirmed that Hamas consulted regarding its response to the U.S. plan with most Palestinian factions and a wide spectrum of the Palestinian people and its symbols, as well as with friends, allies, mediators, and even legal experts.

He stated that the Palestinian factions expressed their support and endorsement of everything mentioned in the statement.